Annapolis [Maryland]: Its Colonial and Naval Story, With Selections from Diaries and Private Letters

by Walter Blake Norris

This work is primarily a history of Annapolis prior to the Civil War, although there are two chapters which deal with the war and the period following it. Some sample chapter headings are: A Puritan Settlement in a Catholic Colony; A City of Wealth and Fashion; Clubs, Theaters and Literature; Some Tory Families and Their Homes; The Three Signers of the Declaration of Independence and Their Annapolis Homes; Stamp Act Riots and the "Peggy Stewart"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556132239
• ISBN13: 9781556132230
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Heritage Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"